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) HENRY LAMPSIONJOF LON-DON, ENGLAND. I Letters Patent No. 65,239, datedMay 28, 1867.

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7 TO ALL TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, HENRYIAMPBON, of 64 Queen street, Cheapside, in thecity of London, merchant, have invented improvements in connectingtogether the ends of iron' or other metal' bands used in baling cotton,wool, and other bale goods packed under pressure and I do hereby'declare thait the following is a full and exact description thereof,reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters ofreference marked thereon. I g v The object of the improvements is toobtain asimple and eflicient connectionfor the ends of iron or othermetal bands used in: baling cotton, wool, and other bills goods packedunder pressure. For this purpose each metal band, according to theimprovemert s, is provided with two flat loops, similar in form to thesliding loops of leather used with leather straps. One end of the bandis passed through one of these loops, and turned back against itself onthe inside thereof, or towards that surface to be next thebale, for somedistance, say about four inches; This part may also be riveted,.wh enthe end turned back may be shorter. The other loop is passed over theother end of the band, and when the band is applied to a bale this otherend is passed L and drawn through the first loop, and turned short backagain over it, when the second loop is slipped over this end, and thusacts as a capping and keeps this end in place. The ends of the bandswill thus be securely connected together; t v i But that the inventionmay be'fully understood, I will, by the aid of the accompanyingdrawings, proceed to describe means pursued by me in carryingthe sameinto efl'ect.

'Desm 'pt1' m of the Drawings. Figure 1 shows an edge view; and i IFigure 2 a plan of portions of a band with parts thereof arrangedaccording to my invention.-

Figure 3 shows an edge view, 1i plan view, and a section of one of theloops" separately. Figures 4 and 5 show on a small scale a side view andan end view of shale, with the bands according to my improvementsapplied to it; and

l Figure 6 shows one of the bands, also on a smnll'scale, folded in formsuitable for stowage.

In' each of the views the same letters are employed to indicatecorresponding parts wherever they 'occur. a is the band, the end a ofwhich is first passedthrough a metal loop, 6 and this end is then turnedback onthe inside thereof, or towards that surface of the band a nextthe halo, by which that end becomes firmly compressed so as to securelyhold the loop I: but, if desired, the part a of the loop a so turnedback may be rivetedtotho partu. The opposite end a of the band a ispassed through another similar loop, 6', and that end a, when the band ais applied to a bole, is passed and drawn-through the loop 6, andthen-turned back short over theloop b. The loop 6 is then slipped upover'the end a", and thus acts as a capping over that end a to keep itin its place. The parts will then assume the position indicated by figs.1, 2, 4, and 5.

Having thus described my improvements, what I claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is Seeuring the ends ofthe band atogetherby passing the end a through the metal loop b, and turning the same backupon the inside of the said band, the opposite end a passing through theloop 6 and through the loop I), and turned back short over the outsideof the loop 5 and inserted ago-iii in the loop I), and thelatter slippedup toward the loop 6, whenlnll are arranged and. operating substantiallyas her -in shown and described.

In witness wherepf I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of'two subscribing witnesses.

' I HENRY LAMPSON.

Witnesses:

JnMEs E. NAYLOR, 71 C'ornhill, London, Notary's-Owrk.

v A. 0. Monroe, Solicitor, 2 Bargc' Yard Chambers, Bucklersbury, London

